Ten thousand I am across the heavens

Chapter 1885 Are you interested in learning about electricity?

"Because your design consumes too much water, and the higher you go, the higher the cost of using this technology. And the person who decides whether to use this technology lives on the top floor, right?"

Moore opened his mouth and sighed helplessly. His design was indeed not popularized. Although it was very efficient at times, it was not a revolutionary innovation after all. And no innovation in their city had been recognized for a long time.

"Well, I've recently developed some new technologies that, if applied, can bring revolutionary changes to our city. But I don't have a place to stay here. Can I go to your house to discuss it in detail?"

Moore hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. She was quite welcoming of a like-minded mechanic, but he had to finish his work for the day.

After Lan Nuo followed him to complete the pipeline inspection of the entire block, they finally found his residence in the maze-like underground area. It was an incredibly simple small room. The whole room was probably only ten square meters. In order to make the best use of this space, the house was divided into two floors, which made it almost impossible for Lan Nuo to straighten his back after entering.

After Moore fumbled around in the dark room for a while, a light came on. Lan Nuo looked at the thing that looked like an oil lamp and fell into a brief confusion. When he was on the road before, he thought the lights on the street were gas lamps, but when he looked closer, he found that this thing did not have the opening that a gas lamp should have, and the glass lampshade was completely sealed. This made him want to take it apart and have a look.

However, judging from the attitude of people in this world towards this kind of lighting facility, this should be a fairly common daily necessity. If Lan Nuo showed excessive curiosity about this thing, it might arouse suspicion.

  So he chose to start the preview directly, in a timeline that does not exist in reality. Disassemble and ask what this thing is?

"How come you don't even know about magic lamps? This is a magic lamp that uses the free magic elements in the atmosphere. There is a simple magic circle inside that can use magic." Moore was puzzled as to how this powerful mechanic beside him didn't even know such a thing? Many steam machines also use fire magic.

After Lan Nuo opened the lamp, he quickly memorized the detailed structure inside. However, even if he memorized it, he could not directly understand the principle. It was like even if you remembered the appearance of the chip, if you had not learned the relevant knowledge, you would not understand how the chip worked. This thing was not like a mechanical operation. As long as you saw its movement, it would be clear at a glance.

In reality, he did not show any curiosity. Instead, he found a piece of paper and a pen and began to draw a schematic diagram for the mechanics around him: "I wonder if you are interested in electricity as an energy source? The transmission efficiency and speed of this energy source are much more convenient than building a huge water tower."

Lan Nuo had just tried it and found that the electromagnetic induction phenomenon in this world does exist, so theoretically there is no problem at all in transitioning from steam machinery to electric machinery.

Under his explanation, a whole new field soon appeared before Moore, and after trying it with magnets and wires, they soon verified the existence of electricity, this magical energy source.

"This is an incredible discovery. Thank you for being so generous and willing to share it with me. If Zhang Qiyi knew that you invented these things, you would definitely be able to hold a high position in the parliament!"

Lan Nuo shook his head, thinking that if he was discovered by the Steam Council, he would definitely face the most rigorous interrogation. The other party would probably go to great lengths to catch him. And after catching him, they would probably torture him to extract a confession. They would definitely ask him where he came from.

This city already has a household registration system, although it is not particularly comprehensive. For example, the population statistics in the underground city are relatively rough. There are many unregistered residents.

But if he, an outsider, ran to the upper city, where the household registration management is very strict, and was discovered that he did not belong to this city, it would definitely be a sensational event.

Because according to what we know, this city protected by the Twilight Barrier has always been eager to explore other worlds, to explore the paradise beyond the magical radiation.

Outside the shield is a radioactive wasteland where it is impossible to survive. For thousands of years, explorers have been heading into the vast wasteland, trying to find a new habitable place there. Find people outside.

It was easy to imagine what kind of sensation an outsider could cause, but it was difficult for Lan Nuo to explain his identity, after all, he had come directly through. He also didn't know whether there were other territories suitable for survival outside this barrier, and it was even more impossible for him to bring people there. If he couldn't explain this clearly, the Steam Council would obviously not let him go.

So he had to be thankful that the place where he landed happened to be an underground city area with weak household registration management. The large number of unregistered residents allowed him to easily conceal his identity.

Moore and Lanno discussed how to transform the existing steam system into an electric system until midnight, and finally stopped when the clock struck midnight. Moore then remembered that they had not eaten yet, so he took out two packs of instant noodles from the cupboard, cooked two bowls with the steam cooker and handed them to Lanno.

Lan Nuo has a strong ability to adapt to the various strange foods invented by various civilizations. This fast food that can be stored for a long time like instant noodles is a little more unpalatable than expected. It is probably because the resources in this city are not abundant and there is a lack of many spices for seasoning. Therefore, this bowl of food basically only tastes like starch, a small amount of oil, and a certain amount of salt. But this is already good. Lan Nuo estimates that this thing is already a relatively luxurious food in this city.

While the two were eating, Lan Nuo also asked tentatively, "Is there any magician in the dungeon? If I could use magic, many machines could be designed much more simply."

Moore swallowed the food in his mouth and blinked his eyes, as if he realized something: "Oh! I see, so you secretly came to the dungeon to learn black magic. I am familiar with this. There are many black magicians in the dungeon who are recruiting magic apprentices.

Since the rise of steam power, the power of magic has gradually declined. Although it still accounts for a large proportion now, there are fewer people willing to spend a lot of energy learning magic than before, and even fewer people like you go to the dungeon to learn black magic. "

Lan Nuo wondered if he had misunderstood something, or if the other party had misunderstood something? Why did the dark magic sound so common when it came out of the other party's mouth? Shouldn't such a thing be quite evil, like Voldemort, who no one even dared to mention by name?

After asking Lan Nuo a little, I finally figured out what the so-called black magic is. The black magician is actually the counterpart of the magician, and the relationship between the two is similar to the difference between a school teacher and a teacher in an illegal cram school.

The word "black" in "black magic" is more similar to the meaning of "black workshop" and "black internet cafe". This abstract way of expression once again made Lan Nuo feel how huge the cultural differences between different civilizations were. "There are black magicians in the nearby streets who are willing to recruit apprentices, but they don't recruit apprentices for free. Either you need to pay money or you have to help him work in his black workshop. But I guess you don't have much money. If you had money, you would have gone to a regular magic school a long time ago.

I know a black magician who is a pretty good person. If you really want to learn, I can introduce you to him, but whether you can learn real skills depends on yourself."

Lan Nuo thought that before revealing his true identity, he should first learn some skills that can help him protect himself in this world. Since magic exists in this world, and this world has developed to the steam age, it means that whether it is personal force or military force, this seemingly small Twilight City will not be much worse. At least it is definitely not something that an ordinary adult human can deal with. Facing the regular army of this world, Lan Nuo may have no choice but to flee.

But if one were to master the unique technology and magical powers of this world, then the situation would be completely different.

The next day, Moore took Lan Nuo and continued to shuttle through the maze-like underground city, along the corridors built with metal plates. As they moved towards an increasingly desolate and remote place, they gradually smelled a foul smell like that in the sewer. Not far away, they could see some incomplete corpses of animals like rats, some of which had rotted into dry bones, and many insects were crawling on them. Even though Moore had lived underground for many years, he couldn't help but get goose bumps from the nausea. On the contrary, Lan Nuo, who had seen too many shocking scenes, remained calm and even had the energy to observe the surrounding strange ecosystem, these insects, and the corpses of animals.

"Old York! I've brought you a new apprentice!" Moore shouted from a distance at the cave-like room in the distance. Continuing to move forward, there was not only a stench of decay, but also a smell of blood. Moore seemed reluctant to get close to that place.

"Who is it? What are you making so much noise so early in the morning?"

With an irritated shout, a long metal tube stretched out from what seemed to be a window. At the end of the metal tube was an animal's eye, which was rolling its eyeballs and soon stared at Lan Nuo.

"You're here to learn the Dark Arts again, you poor bastard! I hope you don't eat much. If you make me lose money, you'd better get out as soon as possible."

After saying that, the metal tube was retracted from the window. It seems that the magic in this world is quite strange.

"Uh... the rest is up to you. I'll go back first." Moore rubbed the goose bumps on his body and hurriedly left this eerie area. Lan Nuo walked into the dark room with some curiosity, and then he saw the black magician York leaning lazily on the recliner in the room.

The other person was also looking at him. Like Moore, York was hunched over and thin due to living underground for many years. The difference was that York had a bigger belly, probably because he had been lying still all the time.

This guy seemed really too lazy to move. After seeing Lan Nuo, he was still too lazy to get down from his recliner. Instead, he picked up a stick beside him and pointed at the counter full of miscellaneous items.

"See that helmet? Put it on your head and let me see if you are suitable to be a magician."

Lan Nuo soon saw the hat on the counter and couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that he hadn't experienced this kind of test of cultivation qualifications for a long time. It seemed that most of the time, they were quite bad in the test of cultivation qualifications. After all, they didn't belong to this world and it was often difficult for them to fit in with the local magic.

Lan Nuo picked up the helmet and put it on his head, not knowing how this thing judged a person's magical aptitude.

But he soon realized how this thing could indicate the quality of qualifications.

As soon as he put this thing on his head, he felt the whole room was filled with dazzling light, as if a flash bomb had exploded in the room. The next moment, he felt the top of his head getting hot, and the helmet on his head seemed to be emitting black smoke.

"Ah! My test cap!" York screamed, no longer caring about collapsing in the chair. He jumped up, took off his helmet, and looked at the helmet that had been completely burned with heartache.

"This is weird! You didn't come here to cause trouble on purpose, did you? Did you learn magic before and deliberately use magic to damage my hat?"

As he spoke, he stood on tiptoe, stretched out his hand and pressed it on Lan Nuo's forehead as if to check whether it was here to cause trouble.

"Hey, you really haven't learned magic at all? How come your talent... is so strong? There has never been a magician with such exaggerated talent in history. How is it possible that your total magic power is countless times greater than mine before you even learn magic?" York circled around Lan Nuo again and again, as if he was looking at a monster.

Lan Nuo was also a little confused. When testing his qualifications in other worlds, he was often found to have very poor qualifications because he did not fit in with the local supernatural system. He might even have no way to learn the local supernatural system. Of course, there were also special cases like the one in the cultivation chat group world. However, she was still a little uncomfortable with the fact that she had such a heaven-defying talent twice in a row.

The experience in the previous world made him subconsciously think that this world might be the continuation of a world he had traveled through before.

[To be continued]

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